Courgette
Yellow zucchini
Yellow zucchini: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Yellow courgettes, also called yellow zucchini, are forms of Cucurbita pepo in the squash family, Cucurbitaceae. The name describes fruit colour rather than a separate species or a single variety. Different selections offer pale yellow to golden skins, with their own fruit shapes and plant habits. This colour is already present in young fruits. It does not mean that a courgette has become a fully mature squash suitable for keeping throughout winter.The plant is a vigorous herbaceous annual with large, lobed leaves. Their broad surfaces may have silvery markings, and the leaf stalks are often rough to the touch. Many varieties have a bushy habit, although their overall spread is not identical. Large, open yellow flowers appear among the leaves. Male and female flowers occur separately on the same plant; a female flower has a small swelling beneath it that represents the developing fruit. Insects usually help carry pollen between…
